Tilghman Island NewsLocal news for Tilghman Island, MD continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Maryland proposes a new set of crabbing rules- April 22, 2008 "They're not being allowed to build in a big safety factor here." Maryland natural resources officials proposed new crabbing rules yesterday that were not as strict as watermen had feared, but will disproportionately hurt crabbers on the Lower Eastern Shore. via The Baltimore Sunhttp://www.topix.net/city/tilghman-island-md/2008/04/maryland-proposes-a-new-set-of-crabbi... Md. plan would cut crab harvest- April 11, 2008 "If you can jack up the abundance of spawning females, you will maximize your odds of getting a good influx of crabs into the bay." Hoping to revive a signature species of the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland natural resources officials say they will impose rules to reduce the harvest of female blue crabs by 20 percent to 40 percent -- a cut some watermen say would put them out of business. The Department of Natural Resources outlined several options yesterday for achieving the reduction. One proposal.http://www.topix.net/city/tilghman-island-md/2008/04/md-plan-would-cut-crab-harvest?fromrs... |